HONG KONG, July 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Ryukyu Islands, Japan at 0507 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth ...

Experimental archaeologists completed a 45-hour canoe trip from Taiwan to Japan using only Paleolithic equipment.

The dugong, an endangered marine animal species designated as a natural monument by the government of Japan, almost certainly inhabit broad areas of the Ryukyu Island chain in Okinawa Prefecture ...

Chinese academics are calling for new emphasis on Ryukyu, linking the ancient kingdom that is now Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa with China’s national security. Observers say the ...

Scientists Used Prehistoric Tools to Build a Canoe, Then Paddled Across 140 Miles from Taiwan to Japan Researchers and expert ...

When Chinese President Xi Jinping referred to Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa last month, he did more than highlight his country’s historical ties with the region.

The Ryukyu Museum commemorates the envoys who came to China from Ryukyu to pay tribute to the Ming dynasty, and the Ryukyu tomb is the resting place of the Ryukyu people who died in Fuzhou.

ONE of the unresolved territorial questions growing out of the Second World War is to determine what is to be done with a chain of rugged, storm-swept and overpopulated islands in the Western Pacific ...

Japan's Ryukyu Islands, which includes Okinawa, are the exclusive home to two rare mammals, the Amami rabbit and Ryukyu long-furred rat. These animals are hard to observe, but conservationists ...

The Ryukyu Golden Kings turned up the intensity down the stretch on Sunday to defeat Utsunomiya Brex 87-75 and square the best-of-three B-League basketball finals at one game apiece.